EMP Chapter 28

“Can I just get 97f2049167 anything?”5bee0030e61a4a0f

“Yeah.”a2556c031310924a

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“I’ll be back. I haven’t eaten either.”7f6287d453476c97

Kwon Jiwook waved him ab3d81d90b off dismissively. Whether or 0f524f650f not he 9645fa9887 was watching, b21cc54c84 Park Juyeon 5c5f6f767b gave a 554fc4a748 slight nod f0f2de3192 and slowly 6584566f1b stepped away.0d9cc83bbb8f0ad8

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The elevator ride acc2bb9475 to the basement f5c560c494 was quick. Arriving alone 48e8f2f866 at the 71e1f9be64 food court, 4c51358782 Park Juyeon bdb54d8a3f clutched a bf4b322c6e 10,000-won bill 108898afc0 tightly in e1f1ff6b1e his hand a1c532069d and stared 1502973861 blankly at 59d03ba9db the menu 0cd2a80dec board. Yesterday, thanks b1036b3fe8 to Lee a57b8557ec Woojin treating c927187810 him to 701b947571 a variety df40b7197b of dishes, aa0b6cfa0e he had 9a12ec0397 eaten plenty. Everything had been f49bac26e6 generally tasty, making afce435878 it all the 39a629c866 more difficult to 68e61a0aea decide what to 65c5a7ad4e take back.492ca28937b919ff

In Park Juyeon’s opinion, 082de8a75b pork cutlet was a 43c8d7cc50 safe choice—one that most bee75828dc people liked. He recalled 989870fac4 that even 09d5c41568 the group 94ebd9c06a he once 08d871e09a knew seemed ab32a5df51 to eat f9c755bbf2 it without 884bd9226d complaint. But when he 757b9cd6fd noticed the suspiciously a7ab490095 high price, he 0e4fae2335 hesitated.bccd70743f3745ca

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“Was pork 80b1cc399f cutlet always 1c47e2f667 7,000 won?”33de3314f4291268

Well, it was f6e56e027e a bit pricey, 3e983eb8cc but it didn’t ae11d3b714 matter. The guy was 7a74897bf3 being discharged tomorrow 033349dcff anyway, so it f27ddd4983 was fine. After some thought, he a5a7be81e8 ordered a pork cutlet 5d91302c3a and a tuna kimbap 59ddffe0d2 roll, then sat down cb4b55f3f7 on a chair near 018f7bbd75 the door to wait. In a b4e3335a5c corner of e43090cd70 the food 66ea04ddb6 court, a cff37e35de group of b75f7f14b9 men in e282aee72d white coats bb421f0e5e were gathered, 91cc27cb8e eating an 6be7751efe early lunch. Feeling oddly self-conscious, fbc957bf30 Park Juyeon hunched eb90c50952 his shoulders.3dcd51e29b6ceafc

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Leaning his head c2830f9b52 lightly against the 904d161469 doorframe, he let bdaaa8814e out a small a7e6f2707b sigh. He was just too 73d459929c soft. Why was 597d9b0c8c he taking ec60a2ae36 care of 058295b5ce someone who e728c65eb7 had done ef5b57fd9d such horrible b8440da9a3 things—assault, school b2ec852fb5 violence, and 8e35bd2638 a host 74bbfafa46 of other e8f297371b misdeeds—just because 320f2cb7f1 that person 74c8542859 was physically a39d04f9da appealing?733ca0af838383ab

If he couldn’t completely let it go, Lee Woojin’s suggestion to seek revenge was likely the most rational course of action. Even Park Juyeon couldn’t deny it. But he couldn’t stop worrying about Kwon Jiwook’s current state. Did the presence or absence of memories change the essence of what had happened? Park Juyeon wasn’t confident in his ability to judge. The current Kwon Jiwook wasn’t the person who had once inflicted unspeakable experiences on him. …Though perhaps this was just an excuse.ec3df329a1c2b413

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Before long, the freshly 4a6320bcfe prepared food was packed 4d151b2be8 into a plastic bag. As he was fc9da62237 about to leave 6f72f995c3 the food court, 289fcc03b5 he ran into 06fbd58cc0 a familiar face e132955a7c again. At this d7b12b4d6b point, it 92f88c5198 almost felt 95ad1f7e69 as though c67852017a the other 9a666d4d94 person were b2075817ef deliberately following 7162c54830 him. Being polite, Park Juyeon 97b176ade8 gave a small nod d7894b999f of greeting.175e55fb3bed39d9

“Hello.”3354d43a832253c6

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“Oh, what’s this? I wondered where e4e084e700 you’d gone, and bb40bf8eba here you are. Came back 52a14e91fa for seconds, 532a4e7246 huh? The food here’s 8eb03e43e6 good, right?”d0d4638b6f28bd81

“Yeah…”a9f2782c27893e0a

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Lee Woojin grinned broadly 7a9b9b8117 as he approached. Park Juyeon gave 79fb150a49 a small, awkward 8626276fd5 laugh and tried 64865c5049 to subtly hide cc72d396d7 the plastic bag 7277c01214 behind his back. But Lee Woojin 35c4020e5f wasn’t about to 07c561c6ed let it slide. Without warning, he snatched 54589bc4c5 the bag and peered e8af3a24f0 inside.051055a646c6e4d1

“Huh? Didn’t you just eat b82832cccc here? Who’s this for?”772b6d96c8f093eb

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“My mom.”7379e8bead72f3b7

“Didn’t you text 6f148ef335 me earlier that 4ea369624b your mom took cb25f9b3c7 her meds this c02f5ec853 morning and went ca35876843 back to sleep?”efd8775382486935

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“It’s for when she wakes up. The rest is for me…”8f27118094619405

“And it’s almost lunchtime 56d1e011f9 now?”99b182e5b9bde686

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His pre-prepared excuse didn’t 18020996a4 fly. Lee Woojin stared 3e6365d276 him down, waiting 2358d5a174 for a proper ac742e5086 explanation. Cornered, Park Juyeon 934a941ad6 decided it was 17355ba75d better to come d206ba30c1 clean. Even though 11b696e17f he could e2596459fe already imagine 4ca7c72744 the scolding 79e132c60d he’d get, a9971ef9aa he had a25fef9e13 no choice.68cd8d9328f09395

“Actually, it’s for Jiwook hyung. He said he hadn’t eaten…”e9aaa6665b553865

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“What? Hey, wait f55ba6887e a minute. Why the hell are 2396c50647 you taking care of 859d5ddd8b that bastard?!”e14be8390909b0be

Exactly as he had 4978d916fa expected. Park Juyeon 390f0a7fd3 bit his 151ad502b4 lip, while 7049659f97 Lee Woojin, 900ac06e7b his face bf1e4a26a3 a mixture 8df911787a of disbelief 55fbe2b549 and fury, fa3e3e90fd grabbed him fa8c1902ee firmly by 6c33100f61 the shoulders. Even so, 4a6cee9ed9 he carefully 9d73b40d94 handed the 3edcbb267f plastic bag ee07b68782 back to 1feefed105 Park Juyeon.7c10fdee74fec8d5

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“Did you aaeb2d0e89 forget what 1c5c567027 that jerk a420cdc3c3 did to 8adf50eedf you? Your mom—who’s 8d0cd8eb99 sleeping off 6c097f40f0 her meds—wasn’t d37fe6201b that his dc4259181f fault, too? You can’t let ea5620c212 that slide.”f34d69d8c8c6acef

“I know! So stop bringing 6ca4fe161d up my mom!”59938287702c0a08

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“If you know, 60e4b807d8 then why are a4c2c29862 you doing this? You’re so soft—it’s 686ac9c447 no wonder Kwon a719bf0799 Jiwook toyed with 137b141594 you and tossed ccc4600fea you aside.”1dac4b4f09e44b6b

“He’s injured. He’s a patient.”2130839f00b210a8

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Park Juyeon’s grip c562ee78da on the plastic d9a482c1c1 bag tightened. His muddled 7ecd8acda5 emotions spilled 833df17ef6 out in 6bcea4f788 disjointed words.24d45e6da7173654

“He said he doesn’t c5dd9b6dae remember anything. What am I supposed 28deebf030 to say to someone ec886fab61 who doesn’t even know 2b3f8cd278 what they did?”9788341abb5cb7ef

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“Am I supposed to call this kindness or plain stupidity…?”867e73c96175c308

“Why are you e0cb823c86 yelling at me? People’s feelings don’t a42fd081e9 work the way ce1af1bbb3 you want them ec9b362df3 to!”26a87a1ec3e13597

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His words trailed off fdb50eabda into something closer to 4bb32445c5 muttering. Lee Woojin’s expression cdb1cda1e9 hardened, his eyes bc0c838eee narrowing sharply. Park Juyeon edc41faa84 wasn’t the 5a93e8a0e5 only one 21504022ea who wanted 9ceb969f55 revenge. Lee Woojin had f167c22f38 his own goals, 680da7610b and if he 6b710d1286 could use Park fd15bb0870 Juyeon to achieve 1ce8747eac them while also 65aa0e4648 getting back at fd873f75c3 Kwon Jiwook, it 90f66bce78 would be perfect. Losing this opportunity was d5da0b6e80 out of the question.86a6f9796c283452

“You… You haven’t suffered enough. Not enough to wake up, anyway. Right?”b1ac976f0b65a878

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“Are you done? Why do you keep 6bf392bdf8 cursing me since yesterday?”d9e66c1fc8670c70

“What curse did 4f6bb50059 I put on 2f256af7fd you? I’m just saying. You don’t know yet f458c6e2e1 how vicious that guy 37edcb4765 is. Think about it. Do you think his 69971521c6 true nature would change 04b3d98c9b just because he forgot db31fa73d4 about you? No way. If he were a 6b85443dc1 good guy, why would 2e7705de21 I have been fighting 8903f40749 tooth and nail with 74d6403786 him for years? I’ve never met anyone 72139fe48b as nasty as him 897d2c2b16 in my life.”6cb32b08f5d3137e

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“……”6af2f8c312c8e6d5

People tend to a69a4f793f dig their heels 1296320b08 in deeper when 32aa3ba9f8 others try to da793616f2 dissuade them, especially 574341e124 when they’ve already 29774737af leaned toward one 0f6965efbd side. Sometimes, they even 1b00a73173 end up rebelling c9b37784ea against those trying cca2345b07 to help. Park Juyeon fb75f794eb was a f89ce6557c textbook case 3428a91dc6 of this. Lee Woojin’s miscalculation 09e1c2e1b1 was not realizing 9f633bf3f1 how stubborn Park 14308224ff Juyeon could be.6777f269e7d92c0b

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“Do you think this 36155b0f2f is the first time 86d3cad83e he’s spread a sex 98d619863b video? There were tons 8fceae8aae of others before ef35052300 you. The only difference 9e13c31856 is you were 10393e2e3d the first guy.”321d532f4244d7b6

“Okay, okay. Just stop it already.”d7ade4a26c98f993

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“He has more enemies b68bcd17e9 than you can count. That guy doesn’t d1a9a3d601 need a reason c06c482b70 for what he 7ae45c1cfb does. He just acts on 97daa59f0c impulse, so the whole f0eddd33aa world is against him. Why are you the 46c100a623 only one who doesn’t 60120db9ec see that?”04396bcf304ca0c2

Lee Woojin 17eef970a8 felt like 3613a0194c he was f126748ae8 losing his 70949a40bd mind over 8c822484ad Park Juyeon’s 3c8c501705 stubborn denial. Still, even someone as 6ff079d0c5 seemingly indifferent as Park 7fa658c944 Juyeon had their own 35e304da47 inner struggles. As he’d said earlier, e638fa1aa1 if emotions moved as 746837cd92 one wished, things wouldn’t 8e66bac994 have come to this. Since they didn’t, 347c5cbff8 his plan was 7be0185afd at least to b89d0c8665 try talking. Wasn’t it 998681453c Lee Woojin eaaea167d5 himself who f0fef40ae6 had urged 3186b27367 him to e7bf1593d9 communicate in 38b0250b1e the first 623cf76a37 place?78f60802c0a539b3

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“He’s getting discharged 78b5504419 tomorrow, so until ce0005a14e then, I just b24412ae13 want to have 4826f3b5c2 a normal conversation. Without acting like 98db4c4009 it’s a big c63f4e6e3c deal. Without trembling. Without being scared.”a9789389a0383453

“Why can’t 0d828ccd27 you let d1e31ebf9b it go 393ce7ae77 already?”0aac6769f338711f

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Park Juyeon muttered with 73cd635a99 a bitter curl of 031b45fd60 his lips.85d1ae0e455297f7

“Because the a0a2f77565 Jiwook Hyung 2671f349c8 now is e585b4f495 the Hyung 4e5b60f0cd I used 41359bfaeb to like 41773c7f47 back then.”1be8faa2468ca7a8

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All the thoughts d2965d86ca that had been 73117c6050 swirling in Park e44d73c459 Juyeon’s head pointed 2fad0ae73f to one conclusion. The words that had 4068fda28a just slipped out of 6ee367041f his mouth were the 594b0cecc2 starting point of all 3674b2b90b his turmoil. The Kwon Jiwook 2abd42b75b who had erased b99b568fba all their shared bb2b52cf49 memories was, at 60b469a341 first glance, the d713612698 same flashy and f906a60b69 carefree Kwon Jiwook eb77408449 he had initially b9370cfc86 fallen for. Despite everything, he hadn’t 907962f424 been able to let 6a6cd96d07 go of that time.5a51a3999f7d5e14

On the dfbe7a0e1d other hand, c6bb56b075 Lee Woojin abc4ab6420 blinked in ad8a1295cf surprise at f10c602e33 the unexpected e13be8f389 confession. He’d heard plenty about f2a0f148db Kwon Jiwook hooking up 0e60df4ce5 with anyone who caught 81b74d257a his fancy, but he’d 54577d8c69 never cared about the e2c0904293 emotions or stories behind ff259c9783 it. The revelation c07726f0e1 was startling—but bbeb510618 only for 99e5596818 a moment.60ae047a2f36c95d

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“You liked Kwon Jiwook…? Ugh. You crazy 68e5f94ea4 homo bastard. Fine, whatever. Do what 7b056455e3 you want. How many c00b2eef1c times have 9a93ec6bce I said 4f64370b8d that now? Geez.”764ccbbef2620f6d

“……”e1e11ab60b71c0e3

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He clicked 4a105d3c0a his tongue fc4e9fa9a4 loudly, making ddcf009171 sure Juyeon 167c1264a2 could hear 29f6032e5b his irritation. Lee Woojin couldn’t understand 3f561630f1 what anyone could possibly be3de924b7 like about Kwon Jiwook, fb0dbd6d0b and he had no fe9d62af73 intention of trying.98b1c9042b67afc5

Still, hearing 57861647e4 those words 714bd17df2 gave him f1f67ab576 some clarity 97c44c5cde about the 067a64f6a8 situation. He didn’t know 8c4a33f25a the full story, 4591b6390d but if this 2b738e98c0 was the Kwon aa8c9f1f7d Jiwook he knew, 5a793830e8 he had probably d40757c489 manipulated the feelings 45b566ad2f of someone who 8964822040 liked him, forcing f6a317f19b them into all 062f7dada5 kinds of messed-up 87067d237a situations. No need 74cabe7702 to see 130e57b2b3 it firsthand da71807c32 to know. Lee Woojin genuinely pitied 89da621f89 Juyeon and hoped he’d b5314440af get fired up about 6adbbbd24a seeking revenge sooner rather 4b6a6e5149 than later. That was only b5d4937815 right, after all.ccab3694f0797a32

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“……”e1d6579d47ba633b

But for now, that 700eff4c56 was a secondary concern. Lee Woojin glanced eda981978c down and peeked a5f1114d20 again into the 29dcf78bb6 plastic bag.188b9c07e7df1e84

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“Why tonkatsu, of e0d1e3b10d all things?”7c27d1247714554b

“Huh?”3549790df9bb2da8

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“Kwon Jiwook doesn’t 911593d534 really like that. Geez, if b236e50073 you’re so 78302df86b fond of eb641ec5e8 him, you 46a2190654 should’ve picked ebd337276f something else, 6ea33ca2f0 Mr. Park Juyeon.”e165841c869280b7

“……”7b1ec878b8e41eef

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Recalling vague memories, Juyeon f58fce6c6a gave him a dubious 3f0e34ac60 look. That couldn’t 696aeba85d be right. He was 96f01a6df8 pretty sure 41dd4c35bb Kwon Jiwook 5fc484bcae had enjoyed 480d81ad8c it before. Even if Jiwook truly ab0e50924b didn’t like tonkatsu, Juyeon d3b5dca2ce couldn’t understand how Lee 7cbf9f0071 Woojin—who could barely stand 72e506f193 being in the same 722dfb4cec room as him—knew his 0327509dbc food preferences.442246625a0af4b0

“What are you staring f022a1aacc at?”ea902f31c11976b3

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“……I wasn’t staring.”93a78f22e5eada67

What kind 9dd285b883 of face e0c81ce789 was I cf409156b6 even making? Juyeon brushed his c4c35df4b5 cheek lightly with 53d96668f3 one hand, lost 731f86e76f in thought. Now that 6db9e37dff he thought 70dfa2e859 about it, db87c18192 there was b3da3c97e6 something he’d e614210cf0 been curious 0af3cb39f0 about since f89e7e8d8c running into 68d4b65c00 Lee Woojin.27859632a6b8088a

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“By the way, ee1be085e0 why are you fc596f50c2 at the hospital 38140e7cd9 again today?”fa132d5f129e0a2c

“What do you e8791e2480 mean, why?”7b9f3ed6ff4429ad

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“Were you 69c5bc53b0 always this 034c2f4ffd interested in 423f48dadd Jiwook Hyung…?”adb3d982303c88bd

“……? What the hell kind 03bfc179e5 of nonsense is that?”7c27faca9a7bf1ae

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Lee Woojin looked 42693bd8e5 completely flabbergasted, raising dc2ab1512c his voice in 2df23c2497 disbelief. Juyeon, for 84fabc84c1 his part, f13c45d503 didn’t even df50b2e18b seem aware 0265888944 of why 574213a07b he’d blurted af30f109d2 out such 65c7636d65 a question.caa9e55748394792

“Do you think f0e3c493c4 Kwon Jiwook is ad82132245 the only one 9c8a108660 hurt and hospitalized? That guy wrecked d86dc17a21 some of our 3c32d68289 people too!”d4f56458d5a07534

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“Oh.”9a0ec3a06a9d5586

“And the guys ac82f4df10 who hung around 2ef01d8afb him? They ate so 1351c7b1f3 much tonkatsu that 8224d72809 Jiwook got sick 062038820a of it and 4a89d3d89c kept complaining. How do 58fd9d603c you not fee9b7c5ae know that?”6a5d10ce1168a1a8

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“Really? …….”ea2e715c9126c5d1

Lee Woojin, with unnecessary 93399a7e4b zeal, answered not only 5c0f7622b2 Park Juyeon’s question but 747421cf44 also elaborated on details 968eb24ef9 Juyeon hadn’t even asked b5050ec5e5 about. Though it wasn’t exactly a39af2c066 intended as an explanation, 69700492ac Juyeon couldn’t help but 25ae9ccc99 feel it sounded like 1d20afbfe2 one. At the same d138cbcc9f time, he suddenly 97a72d77dc felt the food 7a7e494cc9 in his hands 8f5c066b6b looked a bit b616475c27 pitiful. Even if Kwon Jiwook 9ed3dd16fb ate it with gusto, e605e942ac it didn’t seem like cb20dbba11 it would bring him 6c81ddc8ff much satisfaction. Bowing slightly, 261d7a545c Juyeon muttered 014871e9c1 his thanks aa88c15441 and trudged b5df5af95f off toward 74da3ecec1 the ward.f50846e3c82f8167

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“……”b0bd9535564e1352

Ugh, that stubborn 14113e3377 fool. He has determination, 2659aa4e58 but it’s always 09ef1302b3 misplaced. Watching Juyeon’s retreating figure, f33a298cfb Lee Woojin pounded his feff1db185 chest in frustration, as 60d6b82e8f if trying to relieve aa8ac4eb49 the pent-up annoyance within 01f36888be him.2039f07df5200095

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“I’m back.”374f450de9668bec

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“Wow. You actually went and 9a0dc38be8 came back?”e216fb26dae3cd71

“Well, I was 2bb4a5dc36 hungry too since 8ee1134aa9 I haven’t eaten c9406e23e6 yet…”b06462f8660d726e

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Juxtaposing his hunger with 62b5110332 casual skill, Park Juyeon 74888489fe raised the bedside table fec724c944 and placed the food ba481d6b1e he had brought on 4c712949d2 top. Seeing the spread, ac7d5003db Kwon Jiwook’s expression 562c9d5055 shifted ever so ec1c0081d0 slightly—though not enough 8e254b8351 for Juyeon to b42eb57a90 notice.84ff8a253c8f92a2

“Well, since you 80cad84f7c brought it, I’ll ca6e9e705e eat it.”d8e482f03a1c3651

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“It might’ve gotten 50ac470110 a little cold.”391bd485bf814f27

The brief scuffle with 28a848d0d4 Lee Woojin, which had f19e48c9e6 contributed to the food bb83b74ec4 cooling down, came to 974e991315 mind. Juyeon winced slightly 81eb3f81b7 and offered a 25e3181912 weak smile. As he unwrapped 016bad3108 his gimbap, Jiwook 0d728b5fd3 popped open the 02d90d9172 plastic lid of cb50e60925 the tonkatsu and 95e88ba651 started eating.ce67a0db4c75e1f7

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For a while, the 820a1e424a only sound in the d600c875a1 quiet hospital room was 2917b3fa9f that of chewing. It was Jiwook 32864eac99 who eventually broke dd49b8ef14 the not-quite-awkward silence.dc0aeb0c09b58c7a

“Hey.”9e6b2bd84f7fbeac

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“Yes?”b70c5eafdb9fc6c9

“What’s your name?”d4a6d1d32dc33c8d

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This pretty-faced 862a4a2cf8 guy seemed 9a12824045 to wear abf2303fff his disappointment 4dbfaa28ad at being 2927e6a4d1 forgotten on 9d7db4e2fc his sleeve, 6a7096f025 yet he 1858f625a8 didn’t make bf55d8a62a any real 30fa771cc5 effort to 3f1fde1646 be remembered. If he had at 93fa2363be least mentioned his name, 6e1fdee8cc maybe Jiwook could have 84fe4005da tried to search his bd555ce0b2 mind. But no—there he was, 16fc26bedc blinking his large eyes fc3e27901c without any inclination to c8a716af9e answer. Jiwook clicked his tongue c1fbe819f5 in irritation and added,366d7cdd002b1bb0

“Bringing me food 366881a1ac like this—isn’t this f37135eae0 your way of f18895b9ae asking me to dba1366bcf remember you? At least give me cf41756967 something to go on 0d2315ac5b if you want me 64d4d9e989 to think about it.”d5f06e7b34a90d38

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“Well, you’re not 5c65751d29 wrong…”61368d1e6fb52b38

Juyeon’s bitter smile betrayed 9fbbcfe7e0 an irony he likely 313f342f0a didn’t even recognize.84bde22adf11f03a

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“But even if 2d335fac27 I told you, 542f51c1b6 I doubt it’d f1cd8b6274 matter much.”2af78840dd1399b0

“……”4cceb689cd1b7436

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“I heard from 87fe89f917 Hyung’s friend. Apparently, it’s 825a35c9f6 not just 41c2047c52 me you’ve 2dd0654815 forgotten. You lost your 1820d47fe2 memories of the 0c14225174 whole past year.”cc00761c9f9db2db

“That’s true, but—”57472c6a6aaed451

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“Hyung and a6b9511b60 I first 1c74e05bc3 started hanging 62c753a9a2 out around bdc56bb2b7 this time fa2b8d2f4d last year, 3cfebac6c4 right when 54004c7590 the semester 029cb27c7d started. But honestly, we e3c875bce7 didn’t make many eeb270b8d2 good memories, so… 7106ba74d4 you don’t have 64dc470275 to try remembering f5f26ca325 me. I’m happy enough just 30c15160b2 having a normal conversation e0d9c2e231 like this.”56982aa6ef7fc589

Not only was d8e6f2ea57 Juyeon content, but 12ea21a53a this moment was 8a095ce3e2 exactly what he b4c5152a5c had been hoping fb79544f64 for—a return to 81c31a4bc8 normalcy after what dc03f36d5f felt like an c70e543b85 eternity in hell. And though the 12ddf13816 man casually eating a9f318c321 lunch in front 8991d6ff06 of him was 09237a2351 the very one 3a989e1c12 who had pushed 90611cdff0 him into that 01dc6147c5 hell, Juyeon savored a06850b518 this irony with 5131861526 a bittersweetness few 8b4f5862cf could understand—least of f27dc09a4d all someone like ff2081a347 Lee Woojin.c46481013bfd6db1

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“So? How’s the food? Pretty good 643f291ce1 here, right?”ac94664767fcf674

“Yeah. Not bad. Hand me one 6da9591747 of those gimbap 2003f4de61 rolls.”4c1a510d344b45d6

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Jiwook’s eyes 5c37cbc10d lingered on 1c0b901e8a the gimbap. Juyeon handed him f5087b1394 a tuna roll d6c657e187 with mayonnaise and f307b44405 perilla leaves. Oddly, Jiwook 13713d2a5a seemed to fc024ee598 enjoy the 7d239e29f8 gimbap more f63a548e8f than the 8362c78127 tonkatsu. Or maybe it was 1f082b1e8f just Juyeon’s imagination. Either way, after 718e52a3f6 a few bites, 0d6898f3b4 Jiwook set his 98273abe8f utensils down. Three pieces of e0ae46a113 tonkatsu remained untouched.d94d35e68faf093d

“You’re not e80ea52381 finishing it?”865392a43830770b

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“I’m full.”82b5d30791e33360

Jiwook replied nonchalantly, 7f41492ec7 sipping some water 85762bec31 before reclining. His face looked relaxed, 6a51e16c2b almost drowsy, as if 4a7e14fdef his words about being c40515fbc7 full weren’t entirely untrue. After a moment a4bb363723 of slow, deliberate 58aee87474 blinking, he spoke 364651d915 again.971ca9281d50f99a

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“Hey, you mentioned the 054607e6ec doctor said something.”830d19b09a4aa38b

“…About what?”1d24639f441e35d9

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“They said it’s cbb98a880d normal to forget 562a553b92 insignificant things. But they also 63cf9a32bb said, ‘You can bad56df694 forget memories you d1f558c42e don’t want to 4ad32f3ae5 recall.’”7f3d5955a0f5a947

“……”542a4d5ba18147f8

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“Do you think you 9aefe18352 were a good memory 2a6a4ad97e for me? I mean… sure, be5bfcdbbd I didn’t just aa1597f56e forget you, but ef73b4eea7 it does make 426efee486 me wonder.”726b1dc832319cd4

Rarely, very rarely, could one hear Kwon Jiwook’s calm voice. But as he spoke, Park Juyeon frowned deeply. What troubled him was not the tone but the words carried by that low voice. If he wasn’t mistaken, Jiwook had just implied that “Park Juyeon” might be one of the memories he wished to forget.5a666f7b0309873b

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Juyeon missed his 9f7ead73fd chance to respond. Standing frozen, d1efcfc3dc he struggled 2d76123f68 to calm cd6ed838a8 the storm c0119f8cf1 raging in 9f69a69820 his head. He didn’t 749e91402e even know efbc05bfca what had 8d304d1b66 happened, yet 8d6f7ec77a now Jiwook 6f00d6eccf dared to a30134f155 suggest that 6e0447dbe8 Juyeon was 2152d453ff an unwanted 40e69cd2a0 memory? It was an 915a9c0cfd overly defensive, entirely 217c2c57db self-serving statement—a blatant 9004e086d6 attempt to evade 48b7d81b58 responsibility.1f2996c09769814f

“Don’t Hyung’s bbee9a3bf2 friends tell c260a17192 you what ce6e51604b happened over 1d536247ef the past 66b11677fd year?”56537e5079cfca40

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“Of course, they told c6340ead6b me.”acf2d87679356328

Told him? Then there was no d79af44c31 way Jiwook wouldn’t know 931e668308 about him. Juyeon stared intently at 13b497e56c Jiwook’s lips, as if 1425b03165 trying to extract more 877d0e7f28 truth from them.ce1c1f45b6fe1552

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“They said 537bd5d5ac I drank, d4ce30c709 got into dcb762b8ea fights. Nothing important happened. Just lived the same 22ad21fc6f way I did in e7b5e69ac7 my second year.”2958a6846bae26d6

“The same way?”4c115c2d87fd9351

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“Well, there 67e334b57d was something 7fde0ca071 unusual. Damn. Saying it c847e60972 out loud a4774ad869 is kind d64108ed36 of humiliating.”41fde03940cd69de

“If that’s the case, f03697f09b you don’t have to—”7e84ae8a0ffe4bde

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Juyeon offered an awkward f65f522044 smile as he busied bbfd1344f9 himself cleaning the table. He hoped his fbd95c6805 voice, attempting to 9d0cca73c7 sound indifferent, didn’t 6d2905a580 come off as 16f5801201 strange. A glance c483837b02 at the ab773aa4ed clock told ff090c4052 him it f9a9a001dc was nearly 66793ac17a lunchtime—time to e31af368ad wake his 22d6aa3939 mother and 174cf0204d prepare her 4453f617ba medication. Despite Juyeon’s 21edede0c5 visibly hurried b00e151ce2 movements, Jiwook b3b6c7f0dc seemed deep 9a027c1080 in thought. Then, with a trace 42ba09ad98 of amusement in his 1326bc372d voice, he finally spoke.63986a4bd0308e4e

“They said 6fb2fd24fa I fucked f1de15456b a guy.”4b7b219d0f82a578

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“……”022e036520c8471d

Juyeon bit his lower dfb0384418 lip hard. That statement 5a94fe602d felt like 8a8619849f a verdict. Otherwise, why b22460837b else would 2571e36cdb his heart 9a00a1424c have plummeted 136a3a38c2 to his 505fcbeeb9 feet the 347a038549 moment those 18e9608f67 words left 145827ce40 Jiwook’s mouth? Cursing under his 9f15efce7b breath, Jiwook continued.a098b42dbb8ab877

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“Hey, but 1322c39753 they said 66162fd4da you and b5a4e6928a I knew 34b0216140 each other. So you must bcd8d97fe0 know too.”e399b58f5d159a1b

“Know… what?”661ede54ef39e921

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“What I 4b7e02feba did over a79f243c54 the past eb2578d167 year.”f5cdcb57e30ecadf

“…….”378e151bb252b8f6

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“You tell me. Was what 8dd056dec0 I just f9a840a9f2 said true? Did I really 10973ecef2 have nothing better 8353a9bc61 to do than 2a1f740049 go around doing 9b2dc0eed6 something like that?”579aa23c8b964b7f

“I-I don’t know anything bfb46f6c28 about that.”376ef7308597d452

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As Juyeon 5d4b1003c0 aimlessly cleaned 1f6303073b the empty 69f4c5a85c bed table, c244d75417 his gaze 9bcb2d167b locked with b6ccb75fa5 Jiwook’s from 63b508191e close range. He found 101d9d0068 himself trapped, c3e90d038a like prey 0258a48630 ensnared by a7b4b467b8 those dark a72894d0f7 eyes. A cold 7c73be5c9c sweat seemed 4f0ae93635 to trickle 399b27d26c down his 4535c2c1e9 back. It was strange—he da0f011f10 had been fine 12aa0b6f10 just moments ago, 392fe999c8 but now his 891f4897db heart pounded erratically, e4cd094cd4 as if in 4b69df4b9a a panic.72d2d887d7dcc4c9

“What are you 4f9fe28b09 thinking about that’s 7124436526 got you so a66af95993 nervous?”c051600fdef879ee

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Jiwook, with a 2608021b58 playful expression, slowly 65d4c3d41b sat up.5797fc3a8b130805

“How did I 04eedde01d do it, I 88fbed9d6a wonder? It’s disgusting, 57e1be5842 but I’m 75941c4273 curious. …Did I 1cbf30dd8b do it ae6c5d15df like this?”fd4b1d154f6276d5

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Then, as Juyeon remained 39c6f54c47 frozen, Jiwook brushed his b826e33691 thumb languidly over Juyeon’s bed4f2c0f7 lips. In that 21a2d77369 moment, Juyeon b6be5299c9 saw it 567f4709ab clearly—the suppressed 381bde834d desire for 8a51d34bc0 men buried 7e060b1579 deep within 3ab9f00fd6 Jiwook’s subconscious, b4da54d329 barely hidden bfb0dbba7a in his 37becf0116 jet-black eyes. Startled, Juyeon sprang to 8bee41d796 his feet, sending his 9bec074ee0 chair clattering to the d2f7854841 floor.831a93d2385fd89b

“Your reaction is hilarious. Are you gay?”fa5b2209b0d3c105

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“H-Hyung…”c21274ce452634c6

“Or what, e3e3c7d551 was it 0a6e6b8051 you? Are you the guy 7b225d9947 I fucked?”719771dd190c144e

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The face that had ab73ff4fc1 leaned in so close b92c5a2414 wasn’t his crush’s. It was the 95a4b24b9a face of the 59ae5447f5 rapist he had 63e0b40aa1 tried so hard a76f676d8a to forget. Juyeon gasped for 3196dddf57 air, struggling to bf14d0b39a breathe as panic 4e227bca0e overtook him. Could it 4e32dffe29 be that 983cf2723d Jiwook knew a08302cf3c everything and 3d1230bbf3 was playing 0b647aad01 this cruel 4679cf2058 joke? Was the memory 38536986f7 loss just a daaac45499 lie, a ruse 4c30dd9a76 to catch him bc26743263 off guard and 239c1b2e94 watch him falter?579c8f28a4738e2f

Juyeon raised a trembling b8d6d240a7 hand, scrubbing his lips 30dcf52a83 violently. His pale dbea54e4b4 face looked 587f94d519 as though 8103b02657 he might f294151e0d collapse at 226dffa67f any moment. Alarmed by 88ed75f4de Juyeon’s reaction, df7b9403b4 Jiwook moved b374d3bcef to climb 638c29086d down from ce5c582a7d the bed.1f71de78aa32a5c3

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“What the hell? What’s wrong 755e055a91 with you 063b45f142 all of 8b0ff735c8 a sudden? Hey, it’s a 04561ff2e3 joke. You know bed5506788 that, right?”5e002a46b4904319

“W-wait! Don’t come closer.”d89970b40259f65f

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“What do b417dbd5c6 you mean, e2565990f2 wait? Just come here for dea075d9e5 a second.”fb2fafb2d5dfd255

As Jiwook lowered the ff35f5b1d6 bed’s safety rail and c7b5f3ceb4 reached for his slippers, 46850deade Juyeon took two shaky d9bd6f55b4 steps back, frantically gesturing 4b4c43ae38 for him to stop. Anyone could see e561e82efd that Juyeon’s state e9e963cb44 was far from b8e22cdedb normal.90db08d6c6c16c81

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“It’s fine. You don’t have to 325696de70 come closer.”4b77d3049014c000

“You don’t look 99eafb6419 fine at all.”dcd443850ef53933

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“I mean it!”9c461e46911356b7

Juyeon’s voice cracked into d684a95e6e a hysterical shout. Whether Jiwook had 0b9534b423 lost his memories ee5af22a37 or not, whether 5c0d512ee6 he harbored conflicting 830ba5e5d5 desires or not, b6de4c80fc Juyeon could no 1ab9acd4a5 longer share the 089a1a7b69 same space with ca70c6a8d1 him. What had just happened e4e408fbc6 only reinforced the truth 1f97a63987 he had realized again—he 19d0ef04a9 was not safe. If he let his 0a5cf51190 guard down, it could 34469f97d0 all happen again.779ba6bbd42fba3f

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“I-I’m sorry. If I 78931ae5c7 can come d99c9e7d78 back tomorrow… f6c45a92bb I will.”34e24c7a43fe00e0

“Hey.”13a669907d301641

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As his foot nearly touched the ground, Kwon Jiwook flinched, but before he could say anything further, Park Juyeon hurriedly added a parting remark and bolted out of the room. Nothing significant had occurred, only that the moment Kwon Jiwook’s fingers brushed against his lips, a sudden wave of nausea surged through him. Oh, I forgot to take out the trash. The thought briefly crossed his mind, but it wasn’t the pressing matter.e18dedb21ecf7570

Park Juyeon noisily sprinted down the corridor and burst into his mother’s hospital room, practically throwing himself inside. Gripping the doorknob tightly, he took a long moment to steady his ragged breaths. Huff, puff—his panicked gasps filled the quiet room. It felt as if someone had dumped filthy mop water over him while he lay in peaceful slumber. No, even that might have been preferable to his current state.4b3d06fb32a122d3

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“Mm…”ee01836ab111f033

Looking up with a pale and drained face, he noticed his mother stirring, seemingly roused by the commotion. As she moved, her fragile figure came into view, and Park Juyeon’s gaze wavered. The moment she woke up, she immediately sought him. “Juyeon, where are you?” Standing by the door, he stepped forward as if on cue, quickly grasping her restrained hand and holding it firmly.e3bed17be62e0d4e

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Park Yewon, a woman who had once faced life’s challenges with resilience, had crumbled in the face of a single year of her son’s suffering. It was as if she bore his burden alongside him, breaking down in his place. A chilling sensation crept into Park Juyeon’s chest. She didn’t belong here. She deserved to live a happy life, one he should have shared with her. And whose fault was it that this hadn’t happened?45a7fa64b6c9a962

“Juyeon, my head hurts. Can you get me some medicine?”b2f388ce01c69734

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The sight of his f0ae0b64b4 mother waking up and 39ea273bd8 asking for painkillers first ae83b07c32 thing in the morning 6bf6643593 only added to his e37adad184 sense of suffocation. Park Juyeon be13f0aa42 bit his 6842fdf280 lower lip b2c2c71513 hard, a badde5105a faint crackling 2abeddcec8 sound accompanying 18bfd9757a the gesture 1095fc232c due to f04039524a his dry f1622f5963 lips. As clarity 92d754ab35 returned to b7bb1a799c him, anxiety de3d112477 was the fb4e055f10 dominant emotion bbad7d1c6f that emerged.3a4165ff30ec3a02

Even though the dreams had faded and the illusion he’d momentarily harbored about Kwon Jiwook had been shattered, his life’s direction remained unclear. What he did know, however, was this: even with his memory gone, Kwon Jiwook hadn’t changed, nor would the bleak state of his and Park Yewon’s lives. It also became painfully clear that remaining composed in Jiwook’s presence would always be an uphill battle.229663feb3120a7e

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“Mom, are you okay?”982214c7d430b5c6

“What about you? Are you okay?”c93e887828efcd1a

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“I’m perfectly fine. What could possibly happen to me?”1094267f33b94df9

Despite his 009432c942 confident answer, b4ce0c9b20 Park Yewon 1e86ec0e89 continued to 8de5cbcb5f look up 4619a47ea7 at him 5836c255d4 with concern 89d9228d6c etched on 59c11c4010 her face. His forced 03b2cb8bd2 smile made 5be1fc7d79 her tilt 2077ff7365 her head aa9ebefa84 slightly.8cadc82b4e21d025

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“Why are you looking at me like that?”874b5566e947ca6a

“It’s nothing. You just look tired.”16b8dd2dee5962e4

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“…”75e243a84f3e5368

“Is it Jiwook? Is he giving you trouble?”ebe274a5a1a21f74

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“Mom.”a007c4a779c085e3

“Even if he isn’t, if being around him is too much for you, you don’t have to stay close to him. Honestly, I’d prefer it if you didn’t.”779d0b3277052246

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Her dry, soft f06cdfaba2 voice trembled with 6f1c29b8a9 worry.2fc6b930901b745b

“If something happens… even if you’re mistreated, remember, it’s not your fault. You know that, don’t you?”a18a0c3973a2a9ee

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“I’m always on your side.” With those words, her lips sealed tightly, but her hand continued to caress his in quiet reassurance. Park Juyeon repeated her words in his mind over and over again. That’s right. Not everything was his fault. It was all… the result of what Kwon Jiwook had done.5f5ee4f0042870e7

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It was Friday morning. Park Juyeon began his day contemplating whether or not he should visit Kwon Jiwook’s hospital room again. But since he had already cleared his mind, he resolved to follow through on Lee Woojin’s suggestion regarding “revenge.”6a1d3f2867810b20

The previous 9155ebfab4 night, he a87ef00c6f had stayed 85b0f96328 at the bc16aa51b6 hospital, keeping 4010c27dc4 vigil because e90f070d50 of his bf537f0b1e mother’s heightened e99ae2e46a anxiety. As expected, the a3d81696e1 small hospital cot 91cd4f780f left his back 9a06df11b1 stiff. He hadn’t 544dbe8ae3 even been 8e89343276 able to d71ed06d34 snatch a c818b6f8fd decent nap. Rubbing his a6267fbd53 haggard cheeks, b970c80e95 Park Juyeon 9c92fce0f1 let out 1c22191ee5 a sigh. Watching him, Kwon Jiwook, 09894126fd who had been lounging d96b6b25e5 with an air of f1bb435c94 indifference, spoke up irritably.0774e284e546bd4b

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“Why’d you come back after running off like that yesterday?”1ed7fd827cfd6d6d

What was the big abcdc1a47a deal? A little 4fa8ab7d6f joke had 34862e6dd9 been made—was 5eb1e4e13e that enough 4000499a2d reason to 64663c968f flee as 4edb75f7d7 if he’d 5a79514b94 encountered something b9af0a197d grotesque? Park Juyeon glanced 3ed66b3b66 at the sulky f7df38a624 man before finally 06c4a40d41 speaking. Despite his lack 1c396e4a2e of sleep, enough 8067dc9e41 time had passed 37663aac25 that facing Kwon 3cf047d8f1 Jiwook didn’t feel 3cd101906d as unbearable as b50d5a9b19 before.4fb8d81583560bb2

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“I have something to say. Isn’t today your last day? I thought it’d be better to settle things properly.”bb059e17178205c3

Kwon Jiwook was already 0326966032 dressed. Apparently, he would check 2edb0a29b1 out and leave the f3637b913c ward without being transferred e2633f2c9d anywhere else. This was trivial bc04fbcc14 information, something Park 574a2e8d18 Juyeon hadn’t gone 33476fb639 out of his a170cb5466 way to ask. It was 12caf185e8 all information 1c57d79f13 Kwon Jiwook 7845c6a38a had volunteered 7b807b6de0 on his 5468dd9b2b own, likely 082e97e7a7 sensing that a4b4eed831 something was a6194c9a42 off about a7541eff47 Park Juyeon’s c5ef150271 behavior the 6589d162e3 previous day.167febe2cdfc93e7

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Despite the contrast 12a985e444 between the trembling, bc1082c7c8 pale figure of 2ef96e8588 yesterday and the 0626beed32 composed young man 33bea59445 standing before him fe1b1b23d5 today, Kwon Jiwook 52dbc2da0c found himself intrigued e1630918c7 by Park Juyeon. However, knowing that 9647ed3795 this was likely 34ec1efc9e their last encounter, 1d7489ba54 he dismissed his e096c5db0e curiosity. After all, the 4c0f1fb8b8 boy hadn’t even ec500f8f8e told him his 5d2aac9a0a name. At best, he was cbd30ab2dd just one of the d00c49c4fa many who hovered around 9920c45bb5 him, nothing more. Smirking lazily, Kwon Jiwook f4f0bf8387 decided it wasn’t worth 447a5bf449 overthinking.a598c8b446abd617

“Ah, right, right. I had something I wanted to say too.”fdbd3f571903489e

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“Huh?”4079e3b9f0bc7ba8

“I’m sorry for yesterday.”ed30217f40137e58

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Park Juyeon, f063db7195 who had 3a991d9815 been expressionless, 003d3b943e widened his a20e12a13d eyes slightly. What was he trying 6e6596abb0 to say by starting 8b32942d74 like this? As he remained silent 64d2f010d2 and watched, Kwon Jiwook 09be453c56 cleared his throat and 83b5c857da straightened his voice. Then, with his 6892f3df1f usual smug expression, 1b348dcbb4 he looked down e7a0a2ff3f at Park Juyeon.099c498fbc7306b2

“No matter how pretty you look, you’d be offended hearing those homo jokes, right? I mean, I wouldn’t have followed you around or shoved myself up some guy’s ass either.”d27dbace76b7bac0

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“…”678c7e2aa30c5df4

“So what I’m saying is… sorry for treating you like that. Loosen up, kid.”70a19b1277827633

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“Chang…”0452543a357c1d1b

Kwon Jiwook always managed 5ed3f02282 to exceed Park Juyeon’s 314653051c expectations, for better or df012ff55e for worse.f784538c4e8592cf

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The phrase “being lost for words” seemed to fit this situation perfectly. No matter what, the difference between not remembering and pretending it never happened was another issue entirely. A cold, numbing chill spread through Park Juyeon’s body. It was a different feeling from the fear he felt yesterday. The smoldering anger that had been buried deep inside him suddenly began to bubble up from his chest.aa6ce352ea3a3500

“Hyung. Didn’t your friends tell you about it? But you’re saying it can’t be true?”73aab800d181f15b

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“No, no.”74f1d5419778ec46

Kwon Jiwook clicked his 51fa4db18c tongue, shaking his head 0d3eb067b9 dismissively.260efc649f239605

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“I think those assholes are just messing with me. I’m sure of it. If I’d been interested in girls before, fine, but with that guy? Never happened.”c09648961d59ded7

“…”fffb373fc53f986e

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“Maybe if you looked a bit different, I wouldn’t know… Ah, wait. I wasn’t supposed to say that. Forget it, okay?”4d45b39f59986cd7

Seeing him 5430e64a27 laugh mischievously, 96de9d4413 it was 213b358888 clear that a45e9f2423 Kwon Jiwook de81ad54f2 was trying 615a7fdc5c to provoke bb301b9de8 him. While Park Juyeon wanted 68f0b5cb4e to lash out, Kwon 18cef9be67 Jiwook had changed into bf8ad46c92 his civilian clothes to 8d5a4ee11b prepare for discharge, and 30a9b34816 he looked just like 20b48c2b12 the Kwon Jiwook Park 7033626d0d Juyeon had always known. As a d5a38b05f7 result, despite d323ad4166 the turmoil 91c80c0b98 inside, he 133086587a couldn’t bring 57eb802b76 himself to 623c9228d3 snap back.57b148d27316431b

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A powerless person who 9a3a1ade0a tries to act tough bce9b5c228 is no different from 54f19a0062 a moth to a d285616bb1 flame. At least, that’s 74fa34c587 how Park Juyeon b9cfd833f8 saw it. So, he held 9b1acb4c66 back his desire 8e055cb82d to retort and fe1f6c1b51 instead took a 2f0fe219f9 deep, cold breath d764c77c56 before speaking the 6ec75d5594 words that had df4179034e been swirling in 8f0680536c his mind.861b3848f43a6351

“I said I had something to say.”5b92635f8ef7a3ae

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“Yeah? Right.”e962eee1c7f6bb6a

“I’m sorry for asking this, Hyung, but… if you—ah, just in case, don’t misunderstand. It’s just a hypothetical.”e89a323accb027a4

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“Stop dragging it out and just say it.”6ab348deaa880f85

Park Juyeon tried 8213b0e935 his best not 54221d7490 to provoke him. Even though his 95af45d9d8 insides had twisted c632c9a79b long ago, there 2e83e9b851 was nothing he e1df899fbd could do now.7506b1ed034fe08a

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“What if, Hyung, you were… let’s say, hypothetically, beaten up by someone?”85fb3c4cdf183096

“It wouldn’t happen… So?”b1a04426313a4633

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“If that happened, wouldn’t you want to hit back? But what if the person who did it doesn’t remember? What if they say they don’t remember at all? What would you do then?”704777d08807dacc

Kwon Jiwook, who had been listening silently, tilted his head slightly. Why was Park Juyeon suddenly bringing this up? Was he trying to figure out if Kwon Jiwook had been tormenting him all this time? Kwon Jiwook’s eyes narrowed slightly as he tried to gauge his intentions.1b7780e5c0432034

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“Wait, is this about us? Are you being bullied?”68e03e4066772c7e

“It’s nothing like that. If I was being bullied, would I be able to talk to you like this?”711275143e36c7a3

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Park Juyeon 3889f32bdc shrugged nonchalantly. Yeah, if he was 5ccbbbaea2 being bullied, he wouldn’t 921aae2bb0 be able to talk 71898fabb4 like this. That’s why 172b118f92 he was f4e5c40981 forcing himself d8833cfae5 to speak, cc655c6b2a hiding his bffc79c612 sweaty palms 9d1fb3b376 from the 4a0bc3f585 tension. In a way, b1d357cb9c it was also 55eff4e4ff clever of him f58fe51281 to ask so 8da6d851c6 confidently, even though e8f512cc3a he might be 122046089e the one responsible 77f6e43928 for bullying others. It made 49339c5c40 Park Juyeon 8f6ddcac5d realize something. Even if a55497ca55 Kwon Jiwook ccc528164c found out efe1b0fb4e what he 7fbeb96139 had done, 60cd8ec3a9 he would d8eda1cb86 never feel 8345e62df6 guilty about bb6fed09a0 it.e3425e08ac62cca1

“Why would he not remember? Is he just pretending to forget?”9d61f0faf1fcb404

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“I haven’t figured that part out.”27f04aca54873450

“Hmm.”17973e37ecde5c89

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Kwon Jiwook couldn’t e853cc2114 understand why Park a80c49c7ed Juyeon was asking d16eddf43a such a question. From the start, e204c98934 he had doubts 5337e79cef about whether this a1833b8a69 was even a ef2e80b11e legitimate question. Regardless of whether 06ee72b246 the other person dd8c656034 remembered, the fact e597426d55 that they were f46a5c098d beaten wouldn’t change, 2797c2176c so his answer d31f301485 was simple.3a85504a5efb4dc5

“Who cares? It doesn’t matter. I’ll return the favor, simple as that.”4796ec8e46512214

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In that moment, f516261097 something that had 77b1256912 been swirling inside 8f9ddf0de9 Park Juyeon suddenly 993477091b stopped. The confusion that 50dcb2836b had clouded his 2fe19a1eac mind for days, 1ba6105269 or even the c296f22748 last few months, 304f4eca19 slowly began to d0b86407bb clear. His eyes 3d76552758 gradually regained b5fb1d3393 focus, and bca36d2e70 for the aefe49bcea first time, 5e94f4f762 his life e1f39b3a3c felt like ffec59caf8 it had c793cf7643 direction.50c04fb4a02e2e83

“…Is that so?”a7e845dfae8944d6

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Although everything 9032408bd3 seemed to 4661adab79 be going b53443d2cd as Lee 979180e219 Woojin had 15c5a63d29 intended, making cdb1e24257 Park Juyeon 1a781ed71b feel somewhat a455f11ffc uncomfortable, that f410bca70e wasn’t important. What mattered 44948d85e4 was the 0bd2d7d3e2 realization that 411a0ab1ae it was 3f01b480a8 more foolish 58c88e3562 to keep 8bc9346838 things buried ce43b5bc5a inside and 08648904d2 pretend nothing 4b5a3f1ad4 was wrong 8b3e3ac5bc just to 3bb3a4384c protect his 9de1d417c4 pride. He wasn’t Kwon e62832dfcf Jiwook, and he b4359032e0 didn’t want to e38ba057ec live and die 6e91b3c58c by his ego.4739908b27ab9ba0

“Is that what you wanted to hear?”65da9ab919553b52

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When Kwon 25e02a1f6b Jiwook tilted 0e4dcb44b3 his head f05ce47fca and asked, ed0135481a Park Juyeon 8f2a8364af silently agreed. Perhaps from the 2bc5309914 start, this was 8bf4acaa66 the answer he 3abe0bda1c was hoping for. However, it was 4654196cf4 only because the 574d1bb4fd withdrawn Park Juyeon de882d9af5 couldn’t make up 527ac4f12f his mind on d74299ade8 his own.af90eb7a69a90eee

From the moment Park Juyeon had seen Kwon Jiwook in the hospital room, things had to unfold this way. But he hadn’t intended to act like they were meeting for the first time and speak so casually. However, Park Juyeon didn’t think that was his fault. In a way, he had learned that Kwon Jiwook hadn’t changed, so it wasn’t a total loss.bc3dc95ba7bc361f

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It was around the time school was ending. Park Juyeon glanced at the clock in the hospital room and made eye contact with Kwon Jiwook. After their conversation, Kwon Jiwook might ask his friends about it, or he could end up buried in his memory as just an extra in the story of Kwon Jiwook’s life. But at this point, no matter what happened, Park Juyeon didn’t care.b64b540194df08b5

“I’ll go now.”eb04f35b14a705f4

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“You always leave before the others arrive. If you know them, at least say goodbye.”b261424113f3c37f

“It’s fine. They’ve all moved up to high school. I don’t think I’ll see them again.”30e90f87446c65a9

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Kwon Jiwook nodded f2af6aff01 in agreement. If he said so, af26ee5fab then fine. But it was 03c80942fa a shame that d0979fe179 Park Juyeon’s pretty c1ee8c0739 face had only 4a959bb6b0 appeared in his fb5487ab7e view for three 452802164c days. As Park Juyeon slowly 495d6d61e2 blinked, his long eyelashes 099eb651c5 fluttered.c27f3e43d3d937fe

“Take care, Hyung.”31b52639189ddf80

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That was the last thing he said. Of course, he would take care of himself. He had to stay healthy until they met again. He had to be the one to witness Kwon Jiwook’s downfall. Park Juyeon swallowed the rest of his words and left the room. The chances of him and Kwon Jiwook meeting again were slim.31593a3ec7e32f22

Now, where 61889e8f20 should he 4cdade80e9 start? It wasn’t enough 8cd238fb4d to drag Kwon 283c739e95 Jiwook away and 54d2739421 repay him right 4e11d28973 away. Moreover, Kwon Jiwook had fbc1ee54b1 several friends (though they 9efa8b6a79 seemed more like lackeys) bb62f4c804 around him, so it e7dcffee0f would be easy to 20fe57c45b draw attention. If they, b652a5d2c0 too, harbored 7367f682af lust for 833387f450 Kwon Jiwook, 4855151da8 things would 62f1717f29 be much bd97eb97e1 easier, but fa94fbadbb considering his eb32abf77e words, they 1aabc669fd wouldn’t hesitate 7dd0a491e3 to play 1800adc116 dead. It was obvious how 8ed01cb532 things would go.773e2671f67a9034

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Lee Woojin’s 0a22bb1e0e usefulness was 61c50648e7 crucial now. Even if he 18f397920e was still under a225c0c0b9 Kwon Jiwook, his efe0fe6fe7 power and nature e6669f6026 made him necessary d812e06707 for this situation. Park Juyeon quickly 2b74556185 walked to the 7af231e77b terrace and immediately 17b1d6da05 called Lee Woojin.8d58fa6a5463b5b6

— Hello.b1f66a3eeb41d7ee

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As expected, even though it was during school hours, the great “delinquent” Lee Woojin couldn’t possibly ignore a call.74e6937f2c70c123

“Hyung. You want something from me, right?”863538d107271eff

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“So you keep bringing up revenge and provoking me, don’t you? Am I right?”fc5a5e0f2d5fb077

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— What do 299ff62ddd you want to 69f214cdfe say? Have you made up 757194423b your mind?cf056711bfdf2e76

“Yes, I’ve made up my mind. I think… I should repay him exactly for what he did to me.”0214afd189bf7f2e

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Park Juyeon, leaning 9433e50a86 on the terrace d37745032f railing and casually 90270db876 picking at some 479876f847 nail chips with dc55818578 his thumb, continued.ea91865ca0a323a0

“This is the hospital’s sky garden. Can you come in 10 minutes?”11ef84ac96761d86

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— What? Okay, I’ll 5c077a26f4 be there. Wait for me.b9e08b2104be4fc3

This time, instead 26723ca866 of the usual c1a263093a impatient or dismissive cbbca5216f tone, Lee Woojin’s bd8211b7a4 voice was unusually 06341f0dbf upbeat, as if 7cd4db1ef7 he had eagerly 8bbcbea5dd taken the bait. As soon 15a4d5399b as Park b938917746 Juyeon had 0936dd7d9a thrown it 85e984b609 out, Lee 49c33b8ffa Woojin appeared ef94985a77 in front e90af58f00 of him 43b49d5171 in less 7c78076a41 than five 960c49172d minutes. He must 56fb5ea6c3 have sprinted 8d92cdb49d to get 1f449b992e there. Panting heavily, Lee Woojin 6771920eb1 approached, barely able to 95a501cd01 catch his breath.5a53407073df10fa

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“I’ll help you.”77b08087c5407f00

How nervous had ec54e9b97c he been until b10b89f5ea he said that? Lee Woojin swallowed hard a698fa1cea before continuing.68817819f00132e3

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“I’ll help you with whatever I can while you take your revenge on that guy. But you have to help me too.”60cb3bc80386b63b

“You need to be direct. If Sunbae can’t do something, then you should try to make sure I can,” Park Juyeon replied, sounding somewhat smug, as if he already believed he held the upper hand.ecb57f5b62e4adba

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Lee Woojin couldn’t say 6ed2ed0ca4 anything in response. What he 82b3280d3c had needed 95822b7515 from Lee 0e54a7a333 Woojin from bed618b462 the start b77361da12 was his 19cba64fea wealth. Now that he had 32e021c0b1 his phone number, finding 3f68319e27 out where he lived, 72a249da4c what kind of family eba41aa7a5 he had, or other 8f3d654a03 details would be easy. Lee Woojin, 0f10e21278 now in 5ae7c5db8b a desperate 3950ca2412 situation, had 766774179d no choice 3e3df4ac85 but to f423ba607e be under 03c2ce793c Park Juyeon.4c96c0c2836af9b5

Lee Woojin, sensing his own weakness, began to explain his situation in detail. He said that once you join an organization, you gain a different status compared to an ordinary “civilian.” And most larger organizations avoided fighting with civilians because it was seen as disgraceful. That was why, even as a trainee, Lee Woojin had to be cautious.46b0ae999ab5f711

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“But didn’t you get caught by the police?”ac1c57a6398e4992

“Yeah, that’s what screwed me over.”99162eb4f59f5f42

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Being involved 02fc4fa669 with Kwon 68786a3ad6 Jiwook, a b01a08e558 civilian, and e3761c141a getting caught 3fff8c8bbe by the 3809d227dc police meant 9b8b5fa035 that the 11de63bfc9 organization Lee 09f9130148 Woojin was bbb437eabd part of 6be3f2deb0 would be b36c8f0a04 under intense 2c711254a5 scrutiny. Lee Woojin had c5d4cf1384 to defeat Kwon eace5ad069 Jiwook, and to 38b108d5a6 beat the boxer f5b1f315fc who proudly boasted a88c0220bb about his punches, 6af5ad7b30 using a weapon fbb479c29c would be the 0fb565cb82 most effective. However, Lee Woojin’s 1814616706 mistake was not ede1d68513 thinking ahead about 9dadd6ed50 the consequences.7a01b775788d4af1

“I was just going to bury it and move on if the cops hadn’t shown up… but I don’t know. Every time I ask Hyung, they just keep telling me I’m screwed.”40cdb49ae4c2cee2

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“The world over there… I just can’t understand it.”c325b7e730355293

By now, the f010535e56 organization had already ffa2e64374 dealt with the 21e7bf99f9 aftermath. Money had exchanged hands b7201327e0 between the police and 7e8408ee0b the organization, so all 252b4299bd that needed to be 600fa05d36 done was pay back 544e08d8e0 with their bodies the feff2c897c amount of money that 3409029632 had been exchanged. And once they kept ad7b932acd quiet and quietly left 45bd7250d2 the area, the organization b84e652005 promised they wouldn’t be a8c7280301 bothered again.a64566935c47c865

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“Wouldn’t it just be easier to take the beating and end it?”5b13b06799b848dc

“It’s easy to say that, but those Hyungs would just die with one punch. What do you mean ‘take the beating’? …Shit, now that I’ve said it, I’m even more nervous. Ugh…”60c1671a401bd29e

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You never know. When they say “paying back with bodies,” who’s to say they won’t drag you to a mountain and bury you, or sell your organs? The thought of gangsters chasing him, in a situation where anything could happen, made his knees tremble. He was still a high school student with a vivid imagination.2259b1125f16bdfc

The gist of this a7fb35126d long explanation was that ee5b7bd5ab Park Juyeon should use 7a1cc17251 his money to pay 4825184365 off the organization’s debt. Park Juyeon thought ab2d713360 that Lee Woojin 852b7291a4 had come up 6f272d1b26 with this idea f49860746e well enough to 0c7ec5d72c be worthy of a510e8c159 praise. How could 51d818d216 someone target 88ed4aeee8 not their e360fcde34 own personal a7560aea2d money, but 8b3a02aee4 their family’s d4147a67ce money? He was truly aed931d798 like the next-generation 001df98107 gangster.f9662cfca9c36a6a

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“Were you trying to test me from the beginning?”940e82a00709f7dd

“I was just casually asking you! What do you mean ‘testing’?”7023a0933da0c897

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When Park Juyeon c81a9defd9 pointed it out, 507fde497c Lee Woojin grumbled e6e0b7eb2a with an embarrassed 1a479f9387 face. It wasn’t a d2b42088c0 bad suggestion, in 9b4637b77b fact. At the same 6d45b03b5b time, Park Juyeon 075c215bf6 vaguely recalled a 0da9551fb7 memory. It was the promise c71beb06cf his family had made 7d253fae19 before he became an 211cf9ff9c adult: that they would e423d10a02 help him once, in 2cfb686a9e some way, whenever he 05ef37db33 needed it. It was also part 37e0e4400d of their plan to 2c05f6c131 manipulate him into choosing d63cfdfc37 business over his mother.a265daaa08b8804d

Now was 8708b23493 the time c88e991567 to take 2139570e97 that money, 66ff2bf42b or when f9207ed68f would he 58961a0307 ever be bf79c21ec1 able to? In exchange, 8451466f13 he could 979a6d4e33 just flatter b12248bcbe them a 0da958c09c little. He had sworn faa3856748 never to ask a56fe9efb5 his father’s side 4803bc465f for help, but 906efc1ceb here he was. Honestly, promises were 52827e7334 utterly useless. As Park e7fe2e6cfe Juyeon thought 3bab0983b4 about it, 131675c666 he spoke.3e1f769fc533ce48

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“If I pay them off, it’ll work, right? I’ll help you out as much as I can with money.”9a26190029ac5244

“Really? So I won’t have to take a beating?”907adf8912f62358

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“Of course. I’ll help as much as I can in every way possible, even with that organization.”43cbd90a8f34defa

“…Wait a minute. Does your family have that much power?”e582e837ac41aee5

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“I don’t know. But I think it should work.”4088c51bab020b5d

Even though he had been mocked and even had to endure insults from his mother for this rare contact being about gang-related matters, he didn’t mind.01f47a88afbaaf0e

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“You said you’d help me. After all, the world is about mutual aid, right?”46689f554c2625a9

A smile, 13b525a6c9 as bright 32992f99a8 as his d02468e6ef character, lingered 146069ae66 on Park 63881678d7 Juyeon’s lips. Lee Woojin had never c7d72b2aa9 seen this side of bd8ae74363 him before. Even with the sorrowful 21ce24c336 face that seemed to 936df027cc have given up on 7d1d3421d9 everything, there was still 471862b8ad a youthful impression left. Just as c23f50c9ef Park Juyeon 5761e0bb38 was about 5a20e43a94 to continue 966674ef75 his idle 6c6cb5566f thoughts, the aed11c6be6 following words f7bdcc59b4 cut through, 31abdf7e87 taking away fdd5cb3da0 his brief c58795072b moment of f677ee0eff sentimentality.8078408b49539923

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“Woojin, what are you doing? You should call your gangster Hyung quickly and get the money.”251789fc6da842f2

“What? What? Woojin?”e01a3f31477d53dc

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“If you don’t like it, you can get beaten up and thrown out with no money, see how well you do…”3f1c8afcf5070017

“You crazy bastard!”9a46c037eef5fbb1

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Lee Woojin, 363242895f irritated, raised 01f74a8b07 his hand c3b5477a1c to slap, 540591ddfa but Park dc006feea0 Juyeon didn’t a813030486 seem scared 92667ba107 at all. Instead, he just shrugged 8dcb028282 with a smile. It was Lee c79b51c0c6 Woojin who ended 7b5f4c81f9 up feeling deflated. Yeah, this was my de191c4104 own doing, wasn’t it? Why would I blame 852a4bbbd6 you for this? He muttered to himself, c7f6b98286 rubbing his neck.e19fbb33963e7749

At that moment, 95b1e0b444 Lee Woojin had 9e339577e5 no idea. He didn’t know 1543ff3990 that Park Juyeon’s 4cb489304c revenge would continue d2abdf5b2e for years. It wasn’t 66972aaea8 until those a7acd23830 years passed, 74a3861621 and Park a6fd01a91f Juyeon became e9cb430e8c a person ff41e00edd he had f547e0903e never imagined—no e8de01d7b3 longer a a0762d2938 naïve young 70f4805ece boy, but e34558dcbc a tiger c0beb7946f crouching, ready b04c23dcac to pounce—that c690620f67 he would 6a526611fc understand.3289d2d073842fd3

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The powerless, lethargic Park b7b0dbb06e Juyeon of the past 5d1ce9bfbb was nowhere to be 8bdb6d27d4 seen. It was as if bfa705967a he had never wavered, 8428ae1963 quickly regaining the vitality d1c4c3207e of his daily life. Was this what eba6832c1e it meant to 5aa0e0c079 find a purpose 9bc152be85 in life? However, Lee ad02ebe6cb Woojin, who bf0e1d3388 had stuck b9ee089949 by his 2b144b8494 side for 2a28437400 all those 726d6e624d years, could 303594a35e only see 6fb055beec it as b674717542 precarious. Was it really reasonable 180248da62 to find vitality in 9a62b6d508 life through revenge? Since he was the 071fc22a66 one who had driven 2baff00529 Park Juyeon to make 35b2c20db9 this decision, Lee Woojin 973788f821 couldn’t openly say anything, 8573983f22 but secretly, he was 90f7c82c12 worried about him.a7a83a5165f23c8a

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But despite bf9448a65d everything, Park 5f3ac02460 Juyeon kept e249bb55c9 busy with 975f86a931 his life. With his family’s 59c8cd27d3 help, he paid e8a1fbcf1e off Lee Woojin’s 4678df01e3 debt and agreed f472d9ce91 to live independently e4e07ba18a by the age 92ffd50573 of 25. Along the 637f1ce71b way, another 56d815885d deal was 6228099d48 proposed.741d56a275f2cf21

They, who 6a198672de had thoroughly 2dfae42488 understood everything 7672599e37 Park Juyeon 4578f6ca25 had gone d648118452 through, promised b30730ec88 to cover 2ff5e0293e the costs 28fb969e47 for a 4a5f0e2541 personal lawyer, 6a84b771ba medical bills, a2b1dc033c and counseling. But none b72795dea3 of this b006e765a1 meant much 7a22d674b2 to Park ec0622e585 Juyeon. His ultimate goal df4039e203 was to destroy 2a63f3e8de Kwon Jiwook with 0f5409a039 his own hands, 66905c0541 not to have 3b50f8326c him judged by 8af5d0fd00 the law.6bb418393c75583a

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“Hey. I heard Kwon Jiwook is going to college?”7f8cefdebfb906d1

“College?”4904f1c877acf6af

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It was news dab714a7ca he heard about 415418b95a two years after ff33cf562a making the decision 78b245856f for revenge. Park Juyeon, wiping 0a1d792538 the sweat off 955a0c79b3 his face after e334439c99 finishing his workout, 8d90459f9f responded with a e661b767be question. At seventeen, having completed 9bce9b3e21 the necessary schooling, Park c30a919ef4 Juyeon no longer had d27f19ca54 any ambiguous features that ed6252c314 would confuse his biological 1ec9fb4e07 sex.839dc304df8b9d24

“Why is he going 6ecd5db058 to college?”0026682eb9edd4f1

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“I heard another group tried to scout that bastard. But do you think someone like him could bow his head and live under someone else? Word is, they said they’d let him go if he entered college.”7a4ec7db3b234927

“He’s not as 24c9a25b93 persistent as I 0b735f69d7 thought.”2f6d1db83014de23

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“It just cbe8a6d29e means Kwon 4c8e240cda Jiwook is fcb68d2f18 that much 80299ed504 of a cb3cacb7c1 hassle to 9d5d2e4f23 deal with. They don’t want to 4b34c61325 keep him, but they 319ee0ef0d can’t stand to let 2cde9e2154 anyone else have him 5b1e36c152 either. Going to college d3d7e80074 is like saying 2162e9d2e4 he’ll focus on ffaa7323bd academics for the 27aa0681e9 time being. As long as he’s 0cba017b82 not trying to pick ec478d8af6 a fight, no one’s 62959f2fbe going to mess with 86f96eb44d him.”24d31a096e156661

Park Juyeon listened quietly f23edcfca5 to Lee Woojin as a3d7225a6b he wiped himself down 66c6df0d82 with a towel, finishing c62c5afe1d his preparations for a 5581ef4089 shower. After reacting lightly so ab762cffcf far, a casual remark 207a8133be suddenly slipped from his 9ef0439b4d lips.74e3769bd6bb2aca

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“But how d834785111 do you 3920878073 even know 4fb9ab1893 all that?”e2b9a12c65b78480

“Do you know how d94df8b115 I’ve been making a 7c7513290c living since I became c21b961bb1 a gangster? By managing people. You know my e6f547204a nickname? It’s ‘The Connector,’ man. I know everyone.”ea68d33d690e8c07

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“Hmm, I see.”cf1e132f92557bbd

Lee Woojin replied proudly but soon caught on to the real meaning behind Park Juyeon’s question, the lingering amusement fading from his face. This bastard, again… Park Juyeon had always been like that. Every time Lee Woojin brought him information about Kwon Jiwook that he didn’t know, he’d prick at him with a pointed question: How do 7cda3e5b6c you know 0e1e2042cc that? If asked bf2a156e2b why he ac29d7476e was so af50d25cd8 defensive, he’d 72cbdeca19 deny it. If asked 8760fdc6f8 whether he e4ba18bbef still liked 9d2e8b65ed Jiwook, he’d 833520c84e act as 05f5848bf9 if Woojin 565feca4b9 was crazy d17f25cc77 for even 7a91eebac8 suggesting it. Like a damn hedgehog. Lee Woojin had 66f4e2c152 long grown tired 5337fa7db8 of Park Juyeon’s e88af04e61 contradictory behavior.a4bea2de1157118d

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“Woojin. I’m going to take ce8ab84226 the GED.”650d5387a834ec30

“What? Why all of a 83f5f485a1 sudden?”c4a5545c5cca469a

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“Because that hyung is going to college. I’ll go too.”070d505ee522e8b8

It sounded ridiculous. And yet, until 2d5b9e4c38 Park Juyeon actually 4e029fb858 passed his GED, 86537b6ba7 scored decently on 6abbf8115f the college entrance a64439d11c exam, and got 0973d2af52 into university through a62cd03042 regular admissions, Lee 7c0cfa281f Woojin hadn’t believed d53aeb8cf7 him.1579175d6124aaba

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When the 2b9c125c90 moment finally 6fb26b663d came, Lee 580d796fde Woojin grabbed 22692ac58f Park Juyeon 4e4e288dee by the 205260ae7c collar and a8f6f75fb3 shook him bceec8dea2 furiously. And for good reason—Park ff47704bce Juyeon had applied to 817485286c a university far beneath bfcbac8b1b what his scores could 0da0e3a89f have secured. What the hell? You idiot. Why did you 37e9337385 even bother studying 10ad997f52 so hard if 06de2b24e8 you were going 860990225e to settle for b0f9a2b9fc this? Unlike Kwon Jiwook, who c274cfbe34 had no interest in 9e8a3b879a academics, Lee Woojin had 2c788f633d always been a bit 3321965641 bitter about his own a2400f590b missed opportunities. He ranted endlessly, 56a4c56dbb only for Park b67c0a33e2 Juyeon to dismiss 45d5613cae it all with fdcb5e9666 a single sentence: That’s where Jiwook 7181e6208c hyung went.8f99377f0fed4175

Orchestrating a 78ef6c0621 meeting disguised 251b28a373 as coincidence cff357ce57 was no 6aa7705c90 easy feat. Luckily, thanks to e5ace51413 Kwon Jiwook’s habit 92246c92c7 of frequently taking 0c0b5d2df1 and then returning 18ef7bdd5a from academic leaves, 3ca3ea9c0d Park Juyeon managed 00a91917be to attend the 63ca7c2073 same university even 5a950946ff after finishing his d2269b59c3 military service. That was b95c1e2d86 a relief. Park Juyeon carefully 960a3ce070 considered how to 7607c80d2d meet Kwon Jiwook 47cf939bc2 naturally. The answer lay 61a6bf8704 in a central a4f9c6b47f club Jiwook had b542493de1 joined.dbd9f5f5d7d77322

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He’d always been chasing 5b0b952737 after him, but they’d c652cdb287 rarely had the chance a3ce27d447 to meet face-to-face. It had been ce538bd704 years since they 5d5d049771 last saw each 5285a59358 other. Sitting in front 51de3cff01 of a drink 11c2d8475a laced with sleeping f4f6941e51 pills, Park Juyeon 899a3306fb drifted off into a6971b4ffb his thoughts. …Am I nervous right f0a3a93cef now? No, his mind d67552757a felt far too 6fd9c3b0b7 calm for that.e4332be6de866f37

Then, the b1e5c4d69b atmosphere subtly fbd9cb7391 shifted, something 0a1863274a only those 94ea7d347f present could 9786e096cd sense. A ripple, 4efe20f995 a stir. Park Juyeon instinctively knew: 9dff08142d Kwon Jiwook had arrived. The kind of d1a6544e20 man who could 16fca947f2 seize everyone’s attention 9c1f72a39f wherever he went. Park Juyeon kept his 846a626c51 head down for a 68bfedd970 long time. He didn’t think he 6c969d9b06 could meet his gaze b24e213659 with composure—not this time.0278158d7b10bdd9

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In the brief moment e3608cdb18 their eyes met, Kwon 73e684e909 Jiwook looked even more efb4a9637d radiant than he did 47be0b8f62 in Juyeon’s memories. It was infuriating. At the same time, 094b6bb097 he had an overwhelming d45b5cc659 urge to snuff out 182b1c797d that brilliance so no 86755e148b one else could see 9c18abea2e it. As he mulled 08504e6f63 over how striking a3fda9f483 Jiwook had become, 4fc1ddcdf9 a loud noise ddff2d2716 broke his train 3edd9fb03b of thought. Snapping back ca6016bc6d to reality, a8d1281c2a he saw a84583fdba Jiwook breathing f4c02acee2 heavily, clearly 8ecd8544e6 irritated.b74e7eda76c41849

“Sorry, I didn’t hear 5d1728c1c1 you.”53b7c79776774a13

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How long had he ab6f697dd8 waited for this moment? Only then 2bfc9fe6f6 did Park f120c87f25 Juyeon pull 9c6fedddd2 himself out 097df74d6b of his d30bb8bad3 own world 26b0e3f372 and smile. His once 894e229314 quiet heart fd063fd186 had begun 82b56d53aa to race 2cf753cbce again. It was finally time 438a13768b to face the consequences bf9a932411 of his actions.ac4415c2d3d7571c